I created this homemade dinosaur costume to entertain the children who come to the puppetry arts museum. I got the idea for this costume for the many dinosaur books I have read and by watching the talented crafts people at my job. In the beginning I planned to only design a dinosaur head; however that … Read more
It’s time for the Halloween Golden Magic Show! Master Magician Phoenix the Phenomenal is showing off his latest trick. He sawed his little assistant, 8 week old Gryphon, right down the middle. Abracadabra, Gryphon is in two! But don’t worry, Phoenix will soon put Gryphon back together again! We wanted to pick something different and … Read more
We wanted to do a couple costume as we are newly married and thought a take on bride and groom would be apt, preferably a really spooky one. Have always been somewhat fascinated by Mexican Day of the Dead ‘Dia de los Murtes’ here in Ireland, the birthplace of Oiche Samhain (Halloween in Irish) we have … Read more
I never use to dress up for Halloween growing up, and if i did it was always last-minute costumes that I could make with what I already had laying around my house. Last year was my junior year of high school and I was getting excited for my cousins annual Halloween Party. I had previously … Read more
I always made my kids halloween costumes! Halloween is my FAVORITE Holiday!!!! So my first granddaughter is born and my son says: Mom… What are you going to make for my baby??? Skylar was six months old in 2012. I wanted an easy costume that was comfortable to wear AND it would be wonderful if … Read more
The Steampunk Bird Woman, Miss Ava Fortune, was crafted from re-purposed cast-off materials. Miss Ava Fortune was a former high wire artist who sought the help of a disreputable doctor to employ the use of genetics to imbue her with bird-like traits that would enhance her performances. Alas, the experimental treatments only left her disfigured … Read more
WARNING: I want to be very honest from the start… this costume is very hard to make, expensive, time consuming, and not very comfortable to wear! This is only for people like me who are INSANE about Halloween and having unique, contest winning costumes every year. We usually try to do several events each year … Read more
My husband and I thought long and hard about what we were going to dress up as for Halloween. We wanted to do something that we had never seen before. Something original and homemade. Hence, the birth of the Milkman and Pregnant Housewife! Milkman Costume: My husband works at a Collision Center, so he talked … Read more
To really appreciate this Homemade Fortune Teller in Booth Costume and the Adventure it was outside of it being an AWESOME costume, you first have to know that my wonderful loving husband repeatedly assured me there was no way I could make “all that crap ” into a costume. Okay, so I admit at first … Read more
I created a homemade couples costume that was pretty simple, creative and comfortable. It is called the “UPS Guy and HIS Package”. You will need the following items to create the costume: Med/ Large Moving Box, UPS envelopes- total of 5 (free at your local UPS store), double-sided tape and a brown polo shirt, brown pair of Dickies pants/shorts, tan socks … Read more
I was inspired after seeing Cirque du Soleil’s OVO to make this costume. I loved everything about those costumes, but I wanted to be fancier! Therefore: GOLD. The legs are made of layered cardboard, paper mache, and PVC running down the center, like a hollow bone. They attach at the hips and ankles and through … Read more
I created this 7 Eleven store attendant costume for a “Creatures of the Night” Christmas party. Best part was the idea of putting battery led lights on the costume to replicate the lighting of a 7 Eleven store that stands out at night time. This took the costume to another level of interactivity. Hardest part … Read more